The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-10


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MORNING SERVICE 1890 o'cLccK.
Festival Prelude in G.. =. ............... Merkel
Professional, Welcome, Happy Morning, '........
LIE Jeune.
Cantrill Christ Our Passover" English
Gloria Patria in flat. -Mozenthal
Festival TIE Duen in D....................-. Buck
Jsbilate in fat. ............. Mozenthal
Entroit, "The Strife is Ger, ". Mendels sohn
Kyrie in f. Tours
Gloria 1ibi in F......................-. Tours
HYMN 1o5, ..The Day 0. Resurrection" -. Tours
Cffertory, Break Forth into Joy .Barnby
Agnus Del, Tenor Solo. B. Calkin
Communion Hymn 20T.. .......-............
Gloria in Excelsis. Old Chant
Nunc plmittis: -;.,......... ..ftn lone
Recessonal, "Hallejah ,i.................H Handel
EvESIoe SERVICE, 7,30 O'CLOCK.
Organ, Festival March. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS essltr
PROFESSIONAL, welcome, Happy Morning .....,
LIE Janue.
Gloria Patra in B fat .Mozenthal
Magnificent and NuDc Dimittis in D. Tours
Anthem "Sing, Allelujah Forth" .......... Buck
Ofertory, sIh hummatus," Soprauo Solo and
chorus. ...-....,.-......- Rossini
Hymn 424, Coronation, "........................
Positude IN G. .:.-.....-. Wely
The Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, on
Hoboken avenue, is handsomely decorated,
the flowers used consisting mostly of lilies
and passion flowers which are profusely
distributed on the altar, which is the only
principal feature of the decorations is a
new memorial lectern which was purchased
by special committee, and will be used for
the first time in memory of Revs. Noble
and Fl. B. Hoyt, former rectcrs of the
church, now deceased. It is being special
ly and appropriately decorated for the &C.
casion with choice flowers. The music,
which will be specially grand, will be rem
dered by the full church choir, assisted bv
Miss Wamb. of New York. The decora-
tons we're II charge of the ladies of the AL
tar Society.
The past week is known and has been
assured in all the Catholic churches as
Holy Week. All the churches were decor
ated on Thursday, which is Holy Thurs
day, and it is customary for the people to
visit every church to view the DECORATIONS
The decorations are removed late Thurs-
day night and are replaced with very little
changes for Easter Sunday. The Sisters
connected with the respective churches
usually take charge of the decorations,
sometimes assisted by some of the parish
toner's.
st. Michael's Church, on Ninth street il,
perhaps, more deliberately decorated tn;
any of the others, much taste and skill be-
ing exhibited. AS centre piece, huge
SnoAOb SOActA oSt OA VI SAOCh INV OAO ID ub0Uy
and is filled with flowers of all colors
which are thrown in as if in careless
manner and without any attempt at regu-
larity, producing very noticeable eff
feet. Over the tabernacle is placed a
canopy of gold lace, and on either side of
the altar is stationed pyramid of beauti-
ful flowers. The sanctuary is especially
beautiful. Large alabaster vases, sur
mounted with baskets filed with loose
flowers, are ranged around, and the pillars
are completely covered with white lace fes-
tooned with smilax. Golden angels of yari-
GUS sizes are distributed around the alt; r
and among the flowers. The back Of the
altar is also deliberately draped with rich
white lace, trimmed with gold leaves. and
on eth er side of the sanctuary are placed
vases containing purple and white hya-
cinths.
st. Peters Church is decorated with ex-
ceediHgly good taste, and though not SO
elaborate as Others was quite as attractive.
Under the altar is placed an anti-pendulum
made of rich white silk, and embroidered
on it are the words "Watch and pray with
Jesus" Each side of the sanctuary is
made TO represent window looking cut
upon the alter and covered with white ana
purple lace A lar9e bunch of flowers of
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the sanctuary, and large bouquets COM
posed of pink and red flowers depend from
the ceiling. On each side of the railing
surrounding he sanctuary is large vase
filled with loose flowers, and upon the
altar smaller vases containing white flow
ers are distributed, while over the reposi-
tory IS placed canopy made of white silk
Misses Hope and Edge aided the Sisters in
the decorations.
Over one hundred candles illuminated
the altar and sanctuary OF St. Joseph's
Church on Baldwin avenue on Thursday
night. As IN the other churches, tlowsr rs
of many colors were used in the decora-
tions. The repository and the back OF the
altar were draped with white lace, on
which gold figures vera embroidered
Around the sanctuary were ranged many
vases of different sizes, which were filled
profusely with flowers, and around the
altar were distributed burches of lilies.
The banners of the different societies con-
nected with the church were ranged
around the sanctuary, and on either side
was placed large. handsome Vase beauti-
fully iraped and filled with loose flowers
The small altar of the Italian Church n
Sixth street was very tastefully decorated
when the reporter entered Thursday night,
but without any attempt at elaboration.
The decorations consisted chiefly Of small
vases flied with flowers, which were ranged
on either side of the altar. The altar was
illuminated by many small caadles, and IN
the centre of the sanctuary was lltce
frame work completely covered with Ivy
Tne sides aud back OF the sltar were draped
with white lace, and over the repos i.ory
was covering Of purple material. The